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12 investors who recently became founders

A growing number of investors are walking away from the cap table to launch their own startups

13 technical founders across Europe to watch, according to VCs

Featuring one builder who started their business from a sailboat

The great VC exodus: 14 investors who joined startups

9 neocloud startups to watch, according to investors

Investors from Episode 1 Ventures, Giant Ventures, Oldenburg Capital Partners, Northzone and Antler share their picks of the neocloud startups to watch

7 ways the AI bubble could actually burst

Chinese AI startup Moonshot’s latest model has sparked concerns that the AI bubble could pop soon. What could trigger it?

University of Bristol spinouts looking to raise

From pre-seed to Series A spinouts from the university that are courting investors.

15 anti-fraud startups to watch in 2026, according to investors

Regtech startup funding is up 147.6% year-on-year

Europe’s most valuable board members, according to founders

Founders name the most useful person on their board

Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2026

Europe’s biggest funds turn to scaleups, AI and climate in a tougher fundraising landscape

8 stealth founders using AI to take on the industries they used to work in

They include a former Amazon supply chain operator and an ex-McKinsey consultant taking on the space sector

The 50 fastest-growing European startup teams in H1 2026

Sifted ranks the top 50 fastest-growing startups by headcount growth across the first six months of 2026

Mapped: the AI labs taking over King’s Cross

The area is home to a fast-growing cohort of buzzy labs

21 spinouts to watch, according to VCs

Built on research in strategically important areas, homegrown spinouts offers VCs a route into Europe’s growing tech sovereignty ecosystem

University of Edinburgh spinouts looking to raise

Sifted breaks down pre-seed to Series B spinouts from the university that are courting investors

The French & Benelux startups making €100m+ in revenue

The companies are all featured on Sifted’s latest leaderboard of the fastest-growing companies in France and Benelux

7 TUM spinouts ready to raise their next round

The German spinout factory counts companies like Isar Aerospace and Robco among its alumni

The top investors behind Sifted’s France & Benelux 2026 leaderboard

A select group of investors has backed more than five of the fastest-growing startups featured in the ranking

10 legaltechs to watch in Europe, according to VCs

The legaltech sector in Europe is capturing a lot of VC attention, driven by a cohort of companies using AI to disrupt one of our oldest professions

The 20 fastest-growing Dutch and Belgian startups, based on revenue data

The Netherlands and Belgium account for 20 companies on the Sifted 100: France & Benelux Leaderboard, including the overall winner

Google DeepMind chose these startups for its first robotics accelerator

The companies will get three months of mentorship and technical support building AI into their core products

All the decacorns in Europe: listed

Europe’s cohort of $10bn+ startups is growing rapidly, with companies reaching the milestone quicker than ever before

Agentic payments startups to watch, according to VCs

Meet the companies laying the groundwork for the agentic economy

Top 10 investors behind the Sifted Consumer 100 ranking

The startup ranking lists Europe’s breakout consumer tech startups by mainstream adoption, cultural momentum and global significance

39 European startups Balderton admires outside its portfolio

Balderton’s Built in Europe campaign might reveal which startups one of Europe’s top VCs is closely monitoring